Morrison’s double powers Timber Rattlers to victory

GRAND CHUTE - Trever Morrison hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to a 4-3 win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Wednesday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

The double by Morrison scored Kenny Corey and Jay Feliciano and was the game’s last scoring play.

Gabe Friese got Adrian Tovalin to hit into a double play with a runner on first to end the game for his fifth save of the season.

In the top of the fifth, Quad Cities scored on a triple by Alfredo Angarita that brought home Bryan De La Cruz and Tovalin. In the following at-bat, Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single, scoring Angarita to give the River Bandits a 3-0 lead.

Wisconsin answered in the bottom of the inning when Corey hit an RBI double and then scored on a wild pitch.

Michael Petersen (1-0) got the win with two innings of scoreless, two-hit relief.